Conveyer.



A. M. GANNAWAY.

CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2,1917.

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INVENTOR ATTOH N EY A. M. GANNAWAY.

CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2. 1911.

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Patented Jan. 8,

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CONVEYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 8, 1918.

Application filed April 2, 1917. Serial No. 159,252.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoNzoM. GANNA- WAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at McCoy, in the county of Breckenridge and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Conveyers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved conveyer for use in connection with a barrel or other container, the conveyer being so constructed that the base may form a cover for the barrel and the conveyer used for conveying material from the barrel and depositing the material into a chute leading to a sack or other receptacle preferably placed upon a scale platform upon a counter.

It is of course obvious that the conveyer could be used for conveying the contents of the barrel from the barrel to a bin or other receptacle. With this conveyer the barrel could be kept closed and the material removed from the barrel without it being necessary to raise the cover and it-would be further possible to place the material into a sack or other container upon a scale platform thus permitting the material to be taken from the barrel and weighed with one operation.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the conveyer that it may accommodate itself to the bulk of material in the barrel. 7

Another object of the invention is to so construct this conveyer that it will be easy to operate and further require a minimum amount of adjustment as the contents of the barrel decreases in bulk.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing the improved conveyer in elevation with the barrel and cover or conveyer support in section'and a portion of the extensible pipe broken away.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the conveyer and barrel in side elevation, the view being taken at right angles to the view in Fig. 1 and a portion of the barrel being broken away to show the lower end portion of the conveyer.

Fig. 3 is anenlarged view showing the conveyer in vertical section.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through the bucket chain and housing taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a supportsack.

ing bracket forming part of this conveyer device.

This conveyer is used for conveying granular material from the barrel or container and depositing the same in the sack or other receptacle 11 which is placed upon the platform of the scale 12 positioned upon the counter 13. It will thus be seen that when in use, the sack may be placed upon the scale platform and the material from the barrel withdrawn and deposited in the sack thus permitting the material to be weighed and deposited in the sack until the necessary quantity has passed into the After the required quantity has .passed into the sack, the flow of the material into the sack can be stopped thus preventing too much of the material passing into the sack.

The cover 14 which forms a base for the conveyer is placed upon the barrel as shown in Figs. 1 and 2' and held in place by the rods 15 which have their lower end portions formed into penetrating prongs 16 and have their upper end portions passed through openings in the cover and engaged by securing nuts 17 so that the cover may be held securely but releasably in place. This cover is provided with an auxiliary section 14' which is hinged as shown at 18 in Fig. 2

thus permitting this section to be raised in case it is necessary for any reason to obtain access to the interior of the barrel when the cover is in place. A yoke of support 19 is secured to the cover 14 and forms a bearing bracket for a beveled gear 20, the shaft 21 of which carries a handle or crank 22 by means of which the beveled gear may be rotated. This beveled gear or driving gear 20 meshes with a small gear 23 secured to the lower end of the driven shaft 24 which shaft 24 is squared in cross section and carries a beveled gear 25 loosely mounted upon the shaft between the bearingbracket 26 and meshing with the beveled gear 27 .of the shaft 28. By having the gear25 fitting loose upon the shaft 24 and releasably held to the shaft as shown at 29, the housing for the bucket conveyer may be vertically adjusted as the contents of the barreldecreases in bulk. I It should be further noted that if desired, this gear 25 may be left loose upon the shaft 24 thus permitting the housing of the conveyer chain to move downwardly as the material decreases in the barrel,

This housing for the bucket conveyer is provided with spaced side arms 31 which are connected at their upper ends to the hollow heads 32 and at their lower ends to the connecting bars 33. Sprocket wheels 34 and 35 are mounted as shown in Fig. 3, the sprocket wheel 34 being mounted upon the shaft 28 which extends through the head 32 and the sprocket wheel 35 being mounted.

cut awa thus permittin the bucket at thelower end-p0rtion of the conveyer to extend for engagement wlth the material in the barrel and scoop up the material and carry.

it upwardly into the head 32 over the sprocket wheel 34 and deposit the material intothe spout or neck 39 leading from the head- This spout 39 is connected witha pipe 40 by means of coupling 41 and upon I the pipe 41 there is placed an-extension or outer sleeve or pipe 42, the free-end of which ;is bent as shown at 43 so that this pipe 42 may have itsfree end portion extended into the sack 11 when filling the sack. This pipe 42 is engaged by the supporting arm or bar 44 and when the sack is filled, the pipe 42 may be rotated to swing the neck 43 thereof "upwardly thus preventing material from passing out of the pipe. The supporting bar or arm 44 has its inner end portion adjustably connected with the lower arm 45 of bracket 46 by means of a. set screw 47 passing through the slot 48 shown in Fig. 5 thus permitting the pipe 42 to be held at the proper angle. It will be noted that the cou pling 41 may be formed of flexible material thus permitting this adjustment. This bracket 46 is connected with the collar 49 positioned about thebase of the head 32 and .hasits lower arm connected with one of the rods 50 which serve to brace the conveyer housing and rigidly support the collar 49. As this collar is placed about the side arm of the housing beneath the head 32, it forms bearing for this conveyer housing and guides the vertical movement of the housing when'the housing is moved vertically to accommodate it to the amount'of material in the barrel. 7

When this device is in use, it is put in place as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and-the sack tfopies of this patent may lie obtained for or other receptacle is placed uponthe platform of the scale 12 and the pipe 42 then turned so that the neck 43 extends into the sack. through-the medium of the crank shaft 22 and this will rotate shaft 24 and through the medium of the gears 25 and27 will convey rotary movement to the sprocket wheel 34. The bucket conveyer will be moved in the conveyer housing and the buckets of the upwardly moving flights will carry the ma The gear 20 will thenbe rotated terial up through the housing and deposit this material into the spout 39 through and cover can be easily transferred to a new barrel. .As previously stated, the gear 25 may be either secured to the shaft 24 by -means of the set screws 29 or it may be left free, thus permitting the conveyer to drop of its own weight as the amount in the barrel decreases. I have thus provided a very convenient device for covering a barrel and for removing the contents thereof.

hat is claimed 1s:.

'A device of the character described comprising a base, a guide connected with the base and including a collar and supporting rods, a conveyer frame slidably engaged by said collar, a bracket pivotally connected with the collar andincluding a lower arm engaging one of the rods, an endless conveyer in said frame, driving means for said conveyer, an outlet spout leading from the conveyer, an extension connected with the spout, a pipe positioned about the extension and extending beyond the free end thereof, and an arm adjustably connected with the lower arm of said bracket and having its free end portion engaging said pipe to support theplpe. V

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALONZO M. GANNAWAY.

Vvitnessesf I i i J.-C. BoYNAL, Jr., SHELLIE MCCOY.

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